Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble: The Music of Sonny Rollins
When:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Darius Hampton, conductor
Tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Sonny Rollins is widely considered one of the most influential musicians in jazz and a pioneer of hard bop. Many of his compositions, including “St. Thomas,” “Oleo,” “Doxy,” and “Airegin” have become jazz standards. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he has performed and recorded with the likes of Bud Powell, Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk. He has received a National Medal of Arts and the Jazz Foundation of America’s lifetime achievement award, as well as multiple Grammy Awards. Join the Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble as they celebrate Rollins’ music.